Definition: of, relating to, or in the form of minute separate particles Examples: dust, salt particles, water and sulphuric acid droplets.
Compounds: Definitions: consists of atoms of two or more different elements bound together, can be broken down into a simpler type of matter (elements) by chemical means (but not by physical means), has properties that are different from its component elements, and always contains the same ratio of its component atoms.
examples: salt
element Definition: any of the more than 100 known substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
Definition: of, relating to, or in the form of minute separate particles
Examples: dust, salt particles, water and sulphuric acid droplets.
Compounds:
Definitions: consists of atoms of two or more different elements bound together,
can be broken down into a simpler type of matter (elements) by chemical means (but not by physical means),
has properties that are different from its component elements, and
always contains the same ratio of its component atoms.
examples: salt
element
Definition: any of the more than 100 known substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
Example: the periodic table of the elements